Grilled Salsa

This is my recipe for a simple grilled salsa.  Most salsa consist of tomato, onion, a pepper for heat and lime or vinegar.  Mine is no different and can be changed easily.

Ingredients:

• 4 tomatoes on the vine.
• 1/2 white onion
• 2 jalapenos
• 2 cloves garlic
• cilantro
• salt and pepper
• olive oil
• lime juice

Directions:

1. Cut the tomatoes and onion into 1/2 inch slices and put onto skewers.
2. Skewer the jalapenos and cut the stems off
3. Start a hot fire and heat up the grate.  I used lump to get it hot fast.
4. While the grill is warming up chop the garlic and chop some cilantro.
5. Once the grill is hot drizzel some olive oil on the onions, tomatoes and jalapenos.  Get it on both sides.  Place on grill on direct heat.
6. Do not burn the tomatoes, onions and jalapenos.  You just want to get a nice grill mark on them for a little char.  1-3 minutes per side.  If they start really smelling like stew vegetables they are over cooked.  Don't worry they can still be used.
7. Take off grill and let it cool to room temperature.
8. Chop up the tomatoes and onions.  Slice the jalapenos and add all to a bowl with the garlic, cilantro, pepper and salt.  Add lime juice.  Taste as you mix it up and add gradually ingredients.  I only used 1 1/2 jalapenos and one slice of the onion.  My white onion was quite large.
9. This is the hardest part.  Let salsa sit overnight in the fridge so the cilantro, garlic and all ingredients combine flavors.

Use as on game day as a salsa for tortilla chips or on tacos or for what ever you like salsa for.  Anything can be used in salsa.  Tequila, tomatillos, habaneros, corn, bell peppers, parsley and almost anything else you may want.  Experiment and enjoy.